New Jersey transportation officials are considering the elimination the state’s free roadside assistance program to replace it with a private company that would charge to change a tire or charge a battery. The Emergency Service Patrol has been in existence since 1994. Its team of 90 drivers operate Monday through Friday from 4 a.m. through 8:30 p.m., with some weekend hours in the Cherry Hill region.
The service was created to keep lanes clear and reduce congestion.
Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson says privatizing the service could free up as much as $12 million that the state gets annually from the federal government to run the program. Simpson says the DOT will do a cost-benefit analysis of the program. AP
FREE? a few years ago I broke down on the parkway…during a snow storm… It wasn’t Free …they guy charged me $15.00 for one gallon of gas. Then once my car started he left….. Maybe I was scammed
why did I never hear of this service before???
no one ever heard of this. I have always been charged & re-imbyrsed by AAA or some other c arrier.
This service is federally funded and only operates on federally funded highways{Interstate 287,95, etc) The Parkway is a state funded highway.
Never heard of this. I always had AAA and I always call them. If I need help in Lakewood, B”H, there’s Chaveirim!
if u have AAA don’t bother chaverim unless time is of essence
Dopes….Didn’t you read the article? It said that the service operates in the cherry hill area!!!!!
I recently had a tire blowout on Rt 195 ,
they pulled up behind me within 5 minutes and changed my tire for free
I recently had a tire blowout on Rt 195 ,
they pulled up behind me within 5 minutes and changed my tire for free
Thr driver wouldn’t accept a tip